WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MAY 2019
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One of the things about living on an island is that you're never far from the water. This is where we cycled today.
Machka in Oz
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stunning Machka~ I just threw laundry in dryer and vacuumed.. lots of dirt.. ugh.. waiting on my brother to come get my old kitchen table and chairs, and will bring my stuff out of storage for the summer...my upstairs neighbor is the music director at church and she is upstairs playing the piano, I have my windows open, so I am enjoying the music...slowly getting things in order..
and remembering all of those who sacrificed for our freedom xoxo2 -
Linda good to see you!
DS finally starting to talk to us. It is a relief to see he is finally on the mend. He will be going home later this week. He is considering taking legal action. I encourage him as for no other reason he needs to get his sense of safety and personal power back after what happened to him.
Again my hope is that mental illness be treated like any other serious medical condition and the well fare of the person comes first. When a person is having an episode it is just as serious as a diabetic crash, a stroke, a heart attack. The sooner treatment is given the better the outcome for the person involved.
I have been doing energy healing and ancestral healing using tools I read and youtube on the internet. I particularly like the image of calling on St. Micheal and surrounding myself and loved ones in a blue light. For many reasons that image sings to me.
If I do decide to find someone who does Reiki energy healing I know I have to feel this is the right person for me. Several of the articles I read suggest creating rituals that work for you. I also know creating routines would help too. This is something that has always been a struggle for me.
I am also working on a solo of singing the prayer of Francis of Assisi. I find that healing too. My vocal coach is now going to be the new choir director. It turns out at my old church the hired a director I love too. I hope to sing with my old choir as often as I can. It is nice to have two great choices!
Margaret
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@LisaInAR -good job getting weight back down so quickly after surgery. I am losing back the weight from my two hip replacements and was not as diligent as you!
@Machka9 -good news about your husband back on bike. I admire you for doing the right thing for him. I know from my own experience that the "in sickness and in health" is very real and can be taxing-but providing the support and love is what we are supposed to do.
As many have said, so much going on here, impossible to respond to all!
Positive thoughts to those experiencing life's trials. I am storing away your strategies for when I need them.
Happy Saturday to all--off to get something healthy at grocery store.0 -
Good morning!
Thanks for the good thoughts on my visit to the endodontist... had a few problems but all is well now. One more appointment with my regular dentist and it will be done.
Welcome new ladies ... someone a while back asked how many are on this board. I would say a lot more than the “regulars” you see post (many read without commenting) and people come and go depending on where they are in their health journey. A reminder ... this is a public group and what you post can be seen and searched by anyone who chooses to look. Having said that, I could care less what the world knows about me ... but I am careful to protect the privacy of others I know and mention in my own posts.
After working in the yard yesterday, my husband thought we might call some contractors and get quotes for some of our other projects.
Picked up a 15# kettlebell yesterday ... loved the look of surprise when the young checkout guy picked it up. I’m making progress!
Have a good weekend!
Beth
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We are still in the midst of tornadoes, raining/flooding every afternoon and evening. It will last for the next week or so they are saying. About 30 miles Northwest of OKC where I lived when I first moved to Oklahoma the Cimmaron river is flooding and 8 houses have been swept into the river so far with several more on the brink. Very sad.
I continue to exercise every morning, still want to lose 10 more pounds but they seem to have taken up residence. I hope the following does not offend, but it cracked me up this morning.
Love you my friends,
Janetr OKC
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@Patchworkperson Welcome back.
@sparkle43 Welcome. We are an eclectic group of older gals who love to be supportive. Tell us what you would like to be called and where you are.
@Machka9 I can’t get over the incompetence of that RTW team you have been saddled with.
Well folks, second try to post. I have had a bit of a stressful time. Three weeks ago, my left knee problem recurred, then, a couple of days later, I I got a cruddy sinus/throat virus. On 10/05 we went on our holiday to Croatia, but neither of us was really fit enough to do the scheduled walks. Despite this, we pockled about at our own pace and managed to have a lovely time. However, moving hotels twice during the week was not a good idea. Then on Wednesday last week, I tripped on a step, landied on my already crook knee, and staved my right wrist and elbow. (They do say things happen in 3s! Lol!) Each if these on its own would have been a minor inconvenience, but one by one, they reduced me to a frustrated helpless baby who could barely walk or feed herself.
However, I may have been down, but I am not out.- Knee pain has subsided and I can now walk fairly normally and, although daily steps are reduced, I am working them back up
- Cruddy virus is almost gone
- Doing physio on my elbow is gradually restoring its previous mobility although it has gone through several lurid bruise stages.
Hope everyone enjoys whatever plans you have for the holiday weekend.
I’m just back from the brilliant touring GoTs exhibition in Belfast with my DYD and DH, which was my daughter’s treat as part of my birthday present at Easter.
💖 GoTs! Can’t wait until the final series is out on 📀
☘️ Terri9 -
Heather: I’m with Machka on this one. Holidays are usually a good thing in my experience. Living in a "resort town" is bound to include an influx of tourists, and anyplace with a beach qualifies as a resort town in my experience. The Fourth of July is a challenge where we live due to many fireworks for a whole week. We can deal with it, but our dog cannot. Now we leave town and go someplace where there are no loud fireworks. We used to take our boat to a lovely and quiet anchorage but DH can’t do that anymore so we now take the RV someplace quiet. :ohwell:
Sparkle43: Welcome! :flowerforyou:
Geri: I’m sympathetic. I have a bad knee, too, and have to keep my weight down to relieve pain. I’ve had a bump up in weight and am working on getting back to goal in order to get rid of knee pain in my left knee.
Linda in N Ontario: Welcome back!!!
Machka: I love the photos. Are you sure it is winter there? Beautiful!!! :flowerforyou:
Janetr: I’m sorry about the tornado situation where you live. It seems like Oklahoma has had more than its share or weather damage already this year.
Yesterday the boat mechanic completed his annual work to be sure the systems are all working well on our boat. Now it is my turn to wash the outside. It looks awful. I’ll do it on the first warm day available. I take my power washer down and get every bit of dust and dirt off of the outside. Today I am planning to go horseback riding with a friend at the stable. So far the weather isn’t looking the greatest so we may wind up riding in the arena.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Katla I know that boat will look fabulous when you are done washing it.1
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Katla: I wish all I had to do was wash our boat. The engine conked out about a month ago, and we haven’t been able to replace it yet
☘️Terri2 -
Hi. You can call me Sparkle. I live in Canada. I live in a resort town . I sent Geri Patchwork a email. If she knows how to pick it up from her mail. I have added pictures in here somewhere on my hobbies. Number 58. I finally figured to send pictures. Now the like Woo. hugs. I see people send but is there a way peoples name show who sent them? I will keep trying to comment here. I am doing the my fitnessplan and then seen women ages 50+. I did word one of my intoductions wrong. I think I put 50 but now am 77. So I dont know how to correct it.2
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Hi. You can call me Sparkle. I live in Canada. I live in a resort town . I sent Geri Patchwork a email. If she knows how to pick it up from her mail. I have added pictures in here somewhere on my hobbies. Not sure where it went. The Monitors will know. I finally figured to send pictures. Now I loss it. Help. Ha.ha. Now the like Woo. hugs. I see people send but is there a way peoples name show who sent them? I will keep trying to comment here. I am doing the my fitnessplan and then seen women ages 50+. I did word one of my intoductions wrong. I think I put 50 but now am 77. So I dont know how to correct it.
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I do digitial art anyone else does? My hobby of many things I do. I take a picture that I have taken with my camera. Then make an Imagination theme like Victorian time . As I have here. Lots of fun and relaxation for me.4
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I would like to join your group. Right now I am in process of a Rotar cuff but do exercies two which thereapist has given me and a needle to help the pain be less. I have been on the fitnesspal filling out my daily food eating. My dr has been discussing what I eat for me being 77. Long story but I am here.
It's never too late to get started on a new way of eating and being active. I've gotten lots of inspiration from reading what is written on this thread. I try out new ideas and read books that are recommended and my life has changed. There are several dancers in my line dance class who are over 80 years old and met each other in a support group started by Hospice. I hope you will keep coming back.
Barbie from NW WA3 -
Terri: I am sorry that your boat motor conked out. Is in an outboard motor? If so, buying another to replace the old one makes good sense. :flowerforyou:
Sparkle: I love the landscape photo. The art is cheerful & fun.
I am meeting a friend at the stable to go riding today. The weather is iffy, but we can ride in the arena if it rains or go out in the countryside if it stays dry.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon1 -
bananasandoranges wrote: »good nights sleep, weight is back up after not tracking much this week, but above all, eating a pack of rice cakes Thursday and similar yesterday. I have been getting exercise.
I'm invited to a 50th birthday party of a guy who used to organise a sort of unofficial research discussion seminar a few years ago. i've been invited a few times before to his bashes. they are very trendy and hip with lots of people. He's very kind and slightly a mover and shaker in his creative field, doing interesting creative research. I usually meet a few nice people, always run into a few I know from studies, and often, not always feel "less than"many of the people there - less trendy, less accomplished, less young (I think his longterm girlfriend - a beautiful dancer- is at least 10 years younger and so are al of her friends).
He's not rich but bought his home in a poor part of town decades ago at rock bottom prices and now he has this big place in the city which has become more gentrified.
I'm afraid I might do the same this evening, OR that I go and once again feel myself less trendy, less this less that. I don't feel that usually , but he tends to know quite successful people in his artsy field.
I'm gonna try to have a good and normal day after this high stress week.
I encourage you to attend with your head held high and a smile beaming from your lips, eyes and heart. Sure there are going to be folks who seem hipper, richer, superior. They are still just people. Feed your head with the positives of being included to celebrate your friend's milestone birthday, and expand your sensors to find the people with whom you can relate on some level. You be your best self, and you will not just survive the festivities, but possibly really have a good time. (((Hugs, and chin up!)))
Margaret: I hope you find the right Reiki master. I can't begin to tell l you how much it has helped me.
JanetR: So sorry Mother Nature has been harsh to Oklahoma. The videos on the news are horrifying. Sending up prayers for a quick and safe recovery.
My Ancestry.com DNA experiment has opened a Pandora's box of information on the side of my paternal grandmother's family. A seventh cousin in the Netherlands has written an extensive family history, and published it in a book, but it is out of print. Now he is working on a second volume, and I will spend part of my day working on a questionnaire he has invited me to complete.
Take care friends.
Rori
Smiling in Colorado Foothills6 -
Yesterday I ordered groceries and told caregiver that was all the help we could give, due to the tax bill, did the rest except the phone call.
Today I will take Tumble to dog group, chip away at the laundry mountain, prep veggies and start the amended tax returns.
It took an hour with TurboTax tech support to download and access all the 2017 detail I needed to find where I made my error. While inputting 1099 information, I mistakenly Xd the “Taxable amount not determined” box. Under reported income affected taxable social security, medical deduction insufficient percentage of income, changed OR and ID income tax due and 2018 Fed and OR taxes since instead of a taxable refund we have to pay... and pay... and pay. Spent an hour holding and another hour listening to IRS tax advocate who was tremendously sympathetic and tried to guide me into the reasons considered acceptable for a waiver of penalty (records destroyed due fire or flood, or lost during a move) but alas none apply. I had the records, I made a mistake. Will review absolutely every possible deduction to try to reduce the liability and interest but am not hopeful. She did say we could make payments and the interest rate on remaining due is better than credit card interest (6%). I'll see if tax payment qualifies for rewards on my bank credit card and if the rewards exceed the 1.96% the processor would charge. Either way, I'm very thankful I've kept a small emergency IRA account. With the roof and dental work this year, I cannot justify taking on any more debt.
Lanette bank couldn't find the paperwork they sent to the IRS? SMH!!! I keep hearing more and more of the benefits of frankincense, glad it's helping your feet.
Vicki When was the last time you had 3 days off in a row? Hope they are restful, restorative and fun!
Janet safety first! It would be a terrible graduation gift for your beautiful grand if you and Jack were hurt trying to get there. "Losing weight should be like..." cracked me up too! Would that it were so!
Heather sprinkled fairy dust and every step an adventure, sounds like you are pretty mindfully present too!
Rita 3 wildfires and a campground evacuation already? Worrisome weather.
Michele not having cake. Brava!
Rebecca Athena Rose has a great guardian sister in Aurora. "maybe she'll laugh..." made me laugh too!
Julie you're right, I frequently invest too much time in responding when I should be up about and doing (or amending tax returns). Only comment when you can't not. Don't do as I do... Rry to remember Eleanor Roosevelt's advice about feeling "less than..." and rescind the permission.
Machka forgive my bicycle ignorance but what is a fixed gear and why was he able to ride now for the first time?
KJ "wishing flowers" we used to call the ones that floated still attached in globes "fairies".
Heather, ditto Machka's "Why?"
@Machka9 another tip I didn't know, many thanks!
@Femfleur and @sparkle43 welcome to a great group of compassionate, wise gals. Alas, "Woo" is not a positive "Woo Hoo" but a head shaking, cynical "this is way out there, too good to be true, woo woo".
Welcome back @patchworkperson / Geri from UK. Has it really already been a year? You can do this, one day, one baby step at a time, and surgery can be a powerful motivator.
Margaret encouraging news of your DS at last. Waiting to hear from him must have been dreadful. Healing singing, yes!
Beth sounds like your husband grows in wisdom with yard work 15# kettleball? You go gal!
Terri brava for daily elbow physio and working steps back from rotten fall. What is GoTs? Wikipedia lists organic textile standards, off the shelf government software and a heavy metal band, but ...
Rori, ditto what you said to Julie. Intriguing hints about your family's history... ;}
Well, there goes the morning. Time to prep Tumble for dog group and no time to start amending the tax returns. Oops! ;}
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
walk one more step 13/31, 60 g protein 20/31, rx/vits 20/31, meditate 1/31, knee exercises 5/31, SWSY 0/9, play with Tumble 12/31, hang up or purge art 0/4 AF 16/31.
Word for 2019: "GOOD" good attitude, good food, good times, good choices, good enough, feel good, GOOD! Word for May "pause" Thank you Barbie!
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Julie I don't know if you do this, but I tend to compare my shortcomings to other people's strengths (trendy, accomplished, young...) And those trendy, accomplished, young people you find a bit intimidating...well, they may feel a bit unsure of themselves around people who have interesting and varied backgrounds, depth of experience, and maturity. You bring with you a rich tapestry that is no less valuable than the shiny newness of those trendy young folks.
Karen in Virginia5
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